Also, you need to size the video and audio so that it will fit on a DVD. Size is set by the bit rate times the duration. And you don't want to exceed 8Mb/sec. Some players will choke on higher bit rates.
Audio: choices are PCM and Dolby Digital. With DD you get more compression and more space for the Video. More space for the video means higher video bit rate. DD also requires a measurement of the RMS value of the audio in order to center the audio within the profile properly. Probably best to stick with PCM.
A nice feature with DD is 5.1 surround sound. Yes, you can actually create your own multi-channel audio.
Try burning to a DVD-rw first. Burning will take long but you won't waste DVDs.
Good luck!
Thanks, again, for the all the replies. dhs, I’m not sure I understood a quarter of what you said but I’ll google it to figure it out. Looks/feels like an “A” wrt sound advice.
Anyway, I’m about 7 minutes into my video and it’s coming along great. Need to hit the sack so take care all.